OREANDA-NEWS. April 1, 2010. In 2009, HP presented CROC—a leader in implementing HP products and client loyalty demonstrated by sales volume and growth rates—with three awards: 'Contribution to HP Tape Storage Promotion', 'Contribution to HP Virtual Connect Virtualization Technologies Promotion', and 'Achievement in Training Specialists Certified in HP Technology Solutions Department Products'.

"These awards reflect recent trends, with increasing focus on cost optimization and efficiency improvement, stimulating Russian companies in various industries to consider implementing virtualization and backup solutions", said Vladimir Lebedev, Computing Systems Department Director, CROC.

CROC has achieved HP Gold Preferred Partner status in 8 out of 13 existing specializations and its employees boast a combined total of over 170 HP certificates. Projects implemented by CROC during 2009 involving HP solutions include: IT process automation for Soyuz commercial bank; IT management process development and IT operations automation system for TVEL (one of the world's leading nuclear fuel manufacturers); processing center deployment for Alfa-Bank; technology infrastructure upgrade for World Trade Center Moscow; computing center deployment for the Southern Federal University; and systems infrastructure implementation for Wimm-Bill-Dann's ERP system.

“HP continues to lead market growth due to its comprehensive product and service portfolio”, said Vera Gurova, Head of Business Development Sector, HP Russia. "We are grateful to CROC, our partner in Russia, for its provision of effective support and promotion of НР technologies in the Russian market via the efficient implementation of IT systems for our customers. We look forward to continuing our fruitful partnership in the future."